Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign body

Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign body

A 39-year-old man presented with chief complaints of epistaxis and pain on the right cheek that lasted for approximately 2 months. A very hard calcified black mass with a foreign body was found in the right inferior nasal meatus. The patient underwent endoscopic endonasal surgery and antimicrobial t...

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Main Authors: Teru Kamogashira, Naoyuki Matsumoto, Satoe Numakura, Yoshinao Kikuchi, Ken Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300263
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spelling doaj-c18148e1f33e46a5aedd983f7f251bbf2021-07-02T12:23:44ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0119Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign bodyTeru Kamogashira0Naoyuki Matsumoto1Satoe Numakura2Yoshinao Kikuchi3Ken Ito4Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan; Corresponding author at: Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, Japan.Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, JapanDepartment of Pathology, Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, Japan; Department of Pathology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, JapanDepartment of Pathology, Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, Japan; Department of Pathology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, JapanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173-8606, JapanA 39-year-old man presented with chief complaints of epistaxis and pain on the right cheek that lasted for approximately 2 months. A very hard calcified black mass with a foreign body was found in the right inferior nasal meatus. The patient underwent endoscopic endonasal surgery and antimicrobial therapy, which included intravenous injection of Penicillin G 4 million units 6 times/day for 1 week and oral amoxicillin 1500 mg/day for 6 months. Actinomyces species was identified from the calcified foreign body that measured 5 mm in size. There was no recurrence for 1 year after the surgery. Surgical removal and long-term high-dose penicillin for 6 months or longer are necessary because death caused by poor compliance with antibiotics have been reported in previous studies. Keywords: Rhinolithiasis, Actinomyceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300263
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author Teru Kamogashira
Naoyuki Matsumoto
Satoe Numakura
Yoshinao Kikuchi
Ken Ito
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Naoyuki Matsumoto
Satoe Numakura
Yoshinao Kikuchi
Ken Ito
Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign body
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author_facet Teru Kamogashira
Naoyuki Matsumoto
Satoe Numakura
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Ken Ito
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title Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign body
title_short Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign body
title_full Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign body
title_fullStr Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign body
title_full_unstemmed Rhinolithiasis caused by Actinomyces with a foreign body
title_sort rhinolithiasis caused by actinomyces with a foreign body
publisher Elsevier
series IDCases
issn 2214-2509
publishDate 2020-01-01
description A 39-year-old man presented with chief complaints of epistaxis and pain on the right cheek that lasted for approximately 2 months. A very hard calcified black mass with a foreign body was found in the right inferior nasal meatus. The patient underwent endoscopic endonasal surgery and antimicrobial therapy, which included intravenous injection of Penicillin G 4 million units 6 times/day for 1 week and oral amoxicillin 1500 mg/day for 6 months. Actinomyces species was identified from the calcified foreign body that measured 5 mm in size. There was no recurrence for 1 year after the surgery. Surgical removal and long-term high-dose penicillin for 6 months or longer are necessary because death caused by poor compliance with antibiotics have been reported in previous studies. Keywords: Rhinolithiasis, Actinomyces
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